Using variables, structures, literals, and constants
Most high-level programming languages share the concept of data being represented as variables, structures (group items), literals, or constants.
About this task
The data in a COBOL program can be alphabetic, alphanumeric, double-byte
character set (DBCS), national, or numeric. You can also define index-names
and data items described as USAGE POINTER, USAGE FUNCTION-POINTER,
or USAGE PROCEDURE-POINTER. You place all data definitions in the DATA
DIVISION of your program.
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